Education in North Macedonia 130 indicators covering education for North Macedonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 64.9% 2025 down 5.3% 96th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 0-14 16.5% 2025 down 8.4% 158th Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th School enrollment, primary 96.3% 2023 down 0.7% 147th Primary education, teachers 7,723 2023 up 9.4% 147th School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% 2023 down 0.3% 142nd School enrollment, primary, male 96.2% 2023 down 1.0% 146th Labor force, total 789,369 2025 down 6.7% 151st Labor force, female 42.7% 2025 up 5.8% 118th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9995 GPI 2020 up 1.5% 69th School enrollment, secondary 90.1% 2023 up 7.5% 110th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.1 per 1,000 2024 up 10.5% 160th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 up 6.7% 156th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.7 per 1,000 2024 down 12.5% 149th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 down 28.6% 151st Secondary education, teachers 18,794 2023 up 4.5% 125th School enrollment, secondary, female 90.2% 2023 up 8.6% 117th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.0% 2023 up 6.5% 101st School enrollment, tertiary 55.0% 2023 up 41.2% 74th School enrollment, primary, private 0.8% 2023 — 194th School enrollment, preprimary 31.0% 2020 up 28.2% 151st School enrollment, tertiary, female 65.0% 2023 up 48.5% 71st School enrollment, tertiary, male 45.5% 2023 up 32.2% 73rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9872 GPI 2020 up 1.6% 132nd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.3 GPI 2023 up 7.1% 67th Secondary education, teachers, female 11,662 2023 up 13.2% 111th Primary completion rate, female 95.2% 2023 down 2.6% 92nd Primary completion rate, male 96.3% 2023 down 1.9% 78th Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2002 down 30.3% 133rd Secondary education, general pupils 115,834 2017 down 22.9% 142nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 93.0% 2023 up 6.3% 78th School enrollment, preprimary, female 31.7% 2020 up 29.1% 149th School enrollment, preprimary, male 30.4% 2020 up 27.4% 150th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 93.0% 2022 down 4.1% 86th Government expenditure on education, total 8.6% 2002 — 166th Secondary education, general pupils 49.5% 2017 down 0.9% 124th Lower secondary completion rate, female 92.9% 2023 up 6.3% 83rd Lower secondary completion rate, male 93.0% 2023 up 6.4% 67th Children out of school 3.8% 2023 up 11.1% 99th Secondary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 105,461 2023 down 4.1% 153rd Secondary education, pupils 150,231 2023 down 15.1% 143rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 93.9% 2022 down 2.7% 71st Persistence to last grade of primary, female 92.2% 2022 down 5.6% 90th Secondary education, vocational pupils 45,294 2017 down 22.1% 89th Number of under-five deaths, female 22 2024 down 82.1% 169th Number of infant deaths, male 22 2024 down 83.6% 169th Number of infant deaths, female 19 2024 down 82.4% 169th Number of under-five deaths, male 26 2024 down 82.8% 169th Children out of school, female 3.5% 2023 up 0.4% 112th Children out of school, male 4.0% 2023 up 21.8% 101st Secondary education, vocational pupils 43.7% 2017 up 2.9% 75th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.0% 2017 up 14.2% 69th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 13.1% 2025 down 51.7% 18th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 12.3% 2025 down 53.6% 24th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.1% 2025 down 56.1% 44th Primary education, teachers 86.0% 2023 up 5.8% 57th Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 178th Page 1 of 3 Next →